Keyword: Catalysis & Catalysts

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Umicore to Buy Materia’s Metathesis Catalyst Arm

21.12.2017 - Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore has agreed to acquire the metathesis catalyst business of Pasadena, California-based Materia Inc., valuing the assets at...

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Grace Buys Albemarle’s Polyolefin Catalysts

19.12.2017 - US technology company W.R. Grace is buying Albemarle’s polyolefin catalysts business for $416 million. The deal will strengthen Grace’s single-site PE catalysts portfolio while...

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Evonik Consolidates Indian Precious Metal Catalysts

05.12.2017 - German chemical producer Evonik plans to concentrate its closed loop precious metal catalyst business in India at its integrated production site in Dombivli, near Mumbai, from the...

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ExxonMobil Mulls UK Investment

30.10.2017 - US oil, gas and petrochemicals group ExxonMobil is considering plans to spend more than £1 billion to upgrade its refinery at Fawley in the UK, according to a report in trade...

Strategy & Management

Science that Enables Solutions for Clean Air, Improved Health and Sustainable Use of Resources

27.09.2017 - 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of UK specialty chemical and technology group Johnson Matthey which – back in 1817 – began as assayers, testing the purity of precious metals. In...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Flow Chemistry Down Under

06.09.2017 - The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), with its long and storied history in chemical innovations, has developed significant capability in flow...

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BASF and BSE to Convert Excess Current to Methanol

29.08.2017 - BASF and bse Engineering have signed an exclusive agreement under which the German chemical major will provide customized catalysts for a new energy storage process, ultimately...

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Topsoe Sells DeNox Assets to Umicore

21.06.2017 - Danish catalysis and process technology company Haldor Topsoe has sold its automotive and stationary DeNox operations to Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore...